Craft and StructureVery hardWord for treaty language open to two readings
Craft and Structure practice question
The treaty's key clause was deliberately ____, worded so that each side could tell its own people that it had won.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. ambiguousCorrect
- B. explicit
- C. concise
- D. binding
Answer: A. ambiguous
Two sides, two readings.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. explicit
- Explicit wording would allow one reading.
- C. concise
- Concise is about length.
- D. binding
- Binding is about force, not meaning.
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